when I joined I could insure the car, but now can....
Gtir ecconomy?
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red reading
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And i can't drive mine with a light left foot as the clutch is too heavy.............
John
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Exactly, as I said originally if the fuel bill doesnt get you the maintanance will. Comparing a 1.5 Almera against a Pulsar is night and day, you will be spending double on fuel at best and the insurance and maintance bills will be huge compared to what your used to.
vpulsar
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Isn't about time you bought a proper car John ?, Get rid of those pulsars and buy a nice classic then we can go racing together ;-):lol:.
Are those coil overs still working for you ?.
John
red reading
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35-40mpg on a remap'd more powerfull turbo car puts you off???
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markwashington
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Sod that mate, get one, don't worry about the fuel costs for a while, they will be high but it's all worth it, If your Almera costs £20 for 110 miles in town it would probably only be £30-35 for the pulsar doing the same distance. :-D
Yeah, no.
These cars run on premium, and realistically the fuel doesn't get much cleaner than this (because the stuff that makes it high octane also tends to be solvents that clean the engine). - I did try two tanks of the Wynns (?) stuff that was on special at one point and it made no difference to the GTi-R.
What I have noticed in this thread is that people running after-market maps get the best fuel economy; probably because their car isn't rich when it doesn't need to be (and can be quite lean where it doesn't matter). - That seems like the way to go, but the money you save in fuel is what you spend getting the setup in the first place?
sohail_gtir
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Do the maths, from birmingham to london and back plus dyno and street map pushing 310bhp.
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LisaZ
New Member
I usually get around 25 mpg. I do have a heavy right foot and love the back roads too mutch:lol::-D.
only ever put 99ron in unless going to run out and too far away from a station that sells 99 so not cheep to fill up :sad:
However getting good economy now as sat on the drive for two months broken not moved bloody water hoses:sad:evil:
only ever put 99ron in unless going to run out and too far away from a station that sells 99 so not cheep to fill up :sad:
However getting good economy now as sat on the drive for two months broken not moved bloody water hoses:sad:evil:
LisaZ
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Prod prod prod lol
no lol dont say stuff like that unless you meen it lol:roll:
dont want to hijack thread so will pm u xx
pulsarmoley
Member
On a run to cornwall with the car loaded to the hills with camping gear i got 34mpg, about 340 miles with a heavy foot overtaking 
, unfortunately only 13mpg going round cornwall mainly due to being a boost junkie :doh:. Wondering if its improved now with a rebuilt engine? Time will tell 8)
, unfortunately only 13mpg going round cornwall mainly due to being a boost junkie :doh:. Wondering if its improved now with a rebuilt engine? Time will tell 8)
Dangerous Dave
Active Member
My R is mint on fuel its been on empty for the past 7months and its only just ran out of fuel!! in that 7 month's the car has made it all the way to silverstone and back to york..
On the back of a low loader?
Im hearing comments from people saying that fuel economy is not something to expect from a GTIR, however as fuel prices are rising constantly its surely something worth considering. I also see that prior to remaps people are getting 20MPG and below, and after some are hitting high 30s on motorway runs off boost. This should be worth considering as the equivalent cost of 600miles of fuel would pay for a remap and the following 1000 it would pay for itself. what are your thoughts? Could you post a before and after if you have it? ive had loads of performance cars over the years and even another pulsar. improved fuel economy should not be ignored as its often linked with healthy engines and some even have much more power than stock according to comments.
skiddusmarkus
Active Member
Before and after 1st remap-driving to Ed's got 30mpg and ar was somethng like 260bhp on standard boost, driving back got 38mpg car was 315bhp on 1.1bar.
My concern would be that the obvious way to improve fuel economy is to run a leaner mixture (less fuel in = less fuel burnt), but that also means running hotter with the risk of more DET. - Obviously I'm not suggesting that the person mapping your car doesn't know that, nor that when there's no load on the engine that doesn't make a lot of difference.
I'm just cautious about the prospect of making a map lean about where you'd be cruising just so that you use less fuel; maybe it's just an aesthetic thing, and I like the idea of nice smooth fuelling curves rather than wobbly lines. Does that also give you a really odd power curve/delivery?
It seems to me like there's already a sweet spot where you're not making boost, but the turbo is no-longer acting parasitically; a balance point where the fuel economy seems to be best.
Ultimately this isn't a car that was designed to be cruising on motorways being really fuel efficient; it was designed to explode out of corners and hold on to loose surfaces. If you want fuel efficient, just buy a hybrid; as long as someone is supporting the technology it will mature and become better with each iteration.
I'm just cautious about the prospect of making a map lean about where you'd be cruising just so that you use less fuel; maybe it's just an aesthetic thing, and I like the idea of nice smooth fuelling curves rather than wobbly lines. Does that also give you a really odd power curve/delivery?
It seems to me like there's already a sweet spot where you're not making boost, but the turbo is no-longer acting parasitically; a balance point where the fuel economy seems to be best.
Ultimately this isn't a car that was designed to be cruising on motorways being really fuel efficient; it was designed to explode out of corners and hold on to loose surfaces. If you want fuel efficient, just buy a hybrid; as long as someone is supporting the technology it will mature and become better with each iteration.